A murdered market inspector.
A poisoned bagel.
A sourdough starter worth killing for.

Corinne Faber came to Halcyon Croft for a fresh start, a tiny bakery, and a permanent stall at the beloved Weaver’s Green market. Six weeks later, her crusty sourdough loaves are selling out, the locals are finally learning her name, and Bubbles, the heirloom starter she inherited from her grandmother, has become the closest thing she has to a pet.

Then Wallace Pruitt is found dead beside a badly made bagel wrapped in Corinne’s bakery paper.

The police see motive, opportunity, and her name printed across the evidence. Corinne sees something else: the bagel’s pale crust, clumsy shape, and suspicious puncture mark prove it didn’t come from her oven.

Clearing her name means untangling the secrets simmering beneath the market’s cheerful striped awnings. The quiet herb grower is hiding a garden full of dangerous plants. The flamboyant cheesemonger has an illegal delivery and a missing alibi. Corinne’s exacting pastry rival has lost a treasured starter of her own. And someone has been stealing ingredients, packaging, and private grudges from every stall on the Green.

With Detective Joe Harris watching her every move, Corinne follows a trail of toxic roots, stolen cultures, buried evidence, and one very bad bagel. But when the killer targets Bubbles, the investigation becomes painfully personal.

Corinne knows bread. Now she’ll have to prove it before the murderer destroys everything she came to Halcyon Croft to build.

The Sourdough Suspect is a warm, witty culinary cozy mystery filled with small-town secrets, irresistible baked goods, gentle romance, and a scene-stealing sourdough starter named Bubbles.

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